My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Seeing that he was so tactful, Jiang Li didn't bother to be polite with him. He quickly had someone count the goods and took him and William to Tengteng County.

As for Han Yong's trip, since there was no need to transport motorcycles, the space on the ship was much larger. The three ships transported a total of twelve trucks, as well as 8,000 liters of gasoline and 1,000 liters of diesel.

In addition, some accessories such as tires and springs were also brought, which must have taken a lot of effort.

Taking the two of them to the restaurant, Jiang Li prepared a table of delicious food for them again, but this time the quantity was much smaller.

However, there were only twenty-one dishes, but they were all what William and Han Yong liked to eat. As for how Jiang Li knew their tastes, it was because Jiang Li paid special attention to them when they had dinner last time.

While waiting for the food, William complained again, "Mr. Jiang, you don't know that the Qingshui River is too narrow and shallow. I don't even dare to bring my armored cargo ship here."

Jiang Li nodded and said, "That's a problem. It seems that I will have to build a transfer station in Nanxi County after a while. When the time comes, you can just put your things aside first, and I will arrange for people to transport them by boat."

William didn't know what the situation was in Nanxi County, but Han Yong knew.

Wherever he passed by before, he would be charged tolls, but this time surprisingly no one came to collect tolls. He thought that the warlord of Nanxi County had changed his nature.

After hearing what Jiang Li said, he was afraid that this matter might not be that simple, so he asked tentatively, "County Magistrate Jiang said that he wanted to build a transfer station in Nanxi County. Would Marshal Yang agree to that?"

Jiang Li laughed, "Manager Han, you don't know that I fought a battle with them a few days ago, and now Nanxi County is under my command!"

When Han Yong and William heard this, their eyes immediately lit up, because they both knew that the larger Jiang Li's territory was, the more materials and machinery he would need, and the more money they would make.

So they were naturally very happy when they heard the news.

Han Yong immediately picked up the tea and stood up, "Hey, congratulations to County Chief Jiang for conquering such a large piece of territory. I would like to offer a glass of tea and wine to County Chief Jiang."

As he said this, he drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, not caring whether it was hot or not. But then he grimaced in pain because of the scalding tea.

"Why are we still talking about this given our relationship? I'll have to rely on Manager Han to help me transport more vehicles and fuel!"

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, but as he felt the depth of the tea, he did not finish it in one gulp.

At this time, William was also stunned. He followed Han Yong's example and offered Jiang Li a cup of tea. Jiang Li accepted it calmly.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Jiang, the horse you gave me is truly a BMW. I will ship it to the colony in Tianzhu and give it to the Earl."

"I originally thought that I could just get a few simple bullet production lines from him, but I didn't expect that the Earl would directly give you a few."

"He even promised that as long as you supply him with war horses of this level for a long time, he would even dismantle the bullet production line currently in service in the colony and sell it to you."

Jiang Li immediately became excited when he heard this. He had been troubled by the problem of bullets. The Lee Enfield rifle was good, but the specifications of the bullets were too useless.

If we can get a production line from the British now, we won’t have to worry about this problem anymore and can focus on expansion.

However, a question arose in his mind, so he asked tentatively, "Oh, there is such a thing. Could it be that some earl likes horses so much that he is willing to spend such a large price to trade horses with me?"

"I haven't heard of this, but the Earl has already given me two simple bullet production lines. However, due to the limited carrying capacity of my sailboat, they were not shipped here and are still in the Guangzhou warehouse."

Jiang Li became even more confused after hearing what William said. If you don't like Ma, why would you spend such a huge price for him? And you even use two simple production lines to stabilize yourself. Isn't it obvious that there is something wrong?

So he tried again, "Thank you so much for the gift, Lord Earl. I wonder what hobbies the Lord Earl has. If I want to give him a gift in return, what should I give him?"

William scratched his head and thought for a while. "I asked someone about this before. I only heard that the Earl has a serious skin disease. It seems that he is allergic to sunlight. So he rarely goes out on weekdays. I really don't know what he likes."

"But if Mr. Jiang really wants to return the favor, you can give him some antique calligraphy and paintings. I think the Earl will like it!"

When Jiang Li heard him say that he was allergic to sunlight, his pupils shrank. "A count is afraid of the sun. Could this count be a vampire?"

"They want to trade horses with me because they have been strengthened by the blood mushrooms. Does the blood of the horses have some beneficial effect on them?"

However, he was not familiar with this earl and it was not appropriate to ask further.

"That's good. William, when you go back, in addition to the antiques, calligraphy and paintings, please bring me a war horse as a return gift to the Earl!"

"As for the deal, you know that I don't have many war horses. Why don't you bring a few horses from the ceremonial guard and see if the Earl is interested!"

William nodded when he heard this. "That's fine. I'll go to Tianzhu in person to meet the Earl. As for the two in the Guangzhou warehouse, I wonder if I can ask Manager Han to help transport them over to build the Yidan Bullet production line?"

As he said this, he looked at Han Yong.

"This is a small matter. Baron William, you just need to ask someone to take me to the warehouse, and I will bring it to you on the way!"

Han Yong patted his chest and said nonchalantly.

At this time, the food was served one after another, and the three of them stopped talking and concentrated on eating.

After another feast, William and Han Yong were full again, so Jiang Li asked someone to take William to the inn to rest, but did not let Han Yong leave.

Seeing this, Han Yong knew that Jiang Li might have something to say to him alone, so he didn't plan to leave.

When William walked away, he smiled and asked, "County Magistrate Jiang, please stay with me, but do you have anything to say?"

"Hahahaha, I feel a little embarrassed to say this. We've known each other for such a long time, but I still don't know where Manager Han is from. I wonder what the situation is like at home. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Han Yong saw that although Jiang Li spoke, he only asked some trivial questions. However, he did not become impatient, but instead answered them one by one with a smile.

"I am from Quanzhou, Fujian. I have earned some money under your guidance during this period. When I sent it back, I asked about it. Everything is fine at home. Thank you for your concern, County Magistrate Jiang!"

"Oh, so Manager Han is from Fujian. I've often heard that Fujian is rich in resources and has the convenience of sea transportation. I guess Manager Han's family is quite powerful, right?"

Han Yong perked up when he heard Jiang Li finally get to the point. "You're too kind, County Magistrate Jiang. Fujian does have the convenience of water transportation, but my family doesn't have much power."